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J. C. ECKERT.

Car Heater.

No. 83,142. Patented 0m. 20; 1868.-

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Letters Patent-av: 83,142, dated October 20, 1868.

RAILROAD-CAR HEATER The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

Be it known that I, J oux O.ECKERT, of Dayton, in the cormty of Montgomery, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement .in Safetybtoves for Heating Railroad-Oars with coal or wood; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,

clear, and'exaet description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the a11- nexed drawings, making a part of this specificatiim, in which Figure 1 represents afront View of the stove when in. use.

Figure 2, an interior view.

Figure 3, a top view, with the vase removed, and exhibiting the knob or trigger, pipe-hole, &c.

Figure 4, a view into interior from top, showing the upper shutter closed.

The nature of my invention consists in a stove which will be safe, and self-acting, and protecting in case of accident to railroad-trains.

In the (h'awings, 1 represents the stove as in use, A being the ordinary opening for supplying the coal or wood, and B the door or shutter of same, which slides to one side. H is the ash-pit, kept closed by means ofthe screw K, excepting when otherwise required. In case of any \dolent accident to the train, and danger from the stove, the sin-mounting vase L, kept from falling an unnecessary distance by the chains M M, instantly falls hour the recess R, fig. 3, in which it stands, displaces the knob or trigger N, and interior, .connecting chain 0, fig. 2, which movement simultaneously closes and fastens on either side, by the spring S and catch T, an inner shutter P, fig. 2, allows the door 0 to drop from the arm Q, fig.- 2, which held it up, is held in this position by the spring E in the slot 1), fig. -1, and by the same movement the lever F is moved and closes the draught-slide G. To reset the stove for use, the spring S is drawn back by a hooked rod introduced into arm-hole The position of the stove may then change as it may, without danger from the fire, which thus becomes confined to a limited space, and secrnely enclosed.- Fig. 4 shows the inner chain detached, and the spring, catches, arm, .8tc., of upper shutter.

'Hanng thus described the construction and operation of the stove,

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-.-

' 1 The knob or trigger N, in combination with the use, for the purpose set forth.

2. The inner catch T, with the shutter P, its spring S, andarm Q, as herein described and shown.

3. The falling door or shutter O, and spring E, acting in combination with the slot D, the lever F, and slide G, arranged to operate substantially as herein described, and for the purposes set forth.

. JOHN G. EOKERT.

Witnesses:

B. B. LEHMAN, Fmnnrne LoWRY. 

